Looking forward to some more tour dates, starting with a visit to Norwich, near where I grew up in Norfolk, on 16 April. More info for all of these on my gigs page.
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Spring 2018 trio dates
Happy to have some nice trio dates coming up this March and April. Check the flyers above for more info (click twice for full size), and click on the links in the list below for venue details/tickets. And here’s an interview/preview with London Jazz News. Hope to see you at one of them! 7 March…
Re-post: Early Bird
I wrote this on my old website a while ago, but thought I would repost here. I’ve been learning this Charlie Parker solo recently (transcription here). It was recorded in 1943, towards the start of Bird’s career and, although his style is plainly not yet fully formed, it is one of my favourite examples of his…
Gig with Michael Kanan at the 606 Club
Looking forward to reuniting with the incredible pianist and magical accompanist Michael Kanan at the 606 Club in Chelsea on Weds 6 November. Michael and I recorded together, releasing an album in 2017. I was fortunate to tour with Michael a couple of times subsequently, and we had a planned tour in 2020 that was…
Review of sold out show at Ronnie Scott’s
Huge thanks to everyone who came to a gig this month. We had a lovely run of gigs at The Stables in Wavendon, Cheltenham Jazz Club, Goldmark Art in Uppingham and Ronnie Scott’s – all sold out! Here’s a nice review from Jim Trimmer of UK Jazz from the Ronnie’s show. Some video footage to…
Morning Star
Chris Searle, the Morning Star’s jazz critic, has kindly written a couple of articles recently featuring yours truly: A feature/interview, where I talk about playing with Michael Kanan and the repertoire I like to play. And a review of a Barry Green Sextet gig at the Vortex.
New trio album
I recently my second album as a bandleader. It’s a trio record with Jorge Rossy on drums and Tom Farmer on double bass and we did it in Begues, a small town near Barcelona. Much more info and content to follow, but needless to say I felt very lucky to play with such amazing musicians…